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Powell Street cable car

01 Friday Sep 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, San Francisco, Trains & Transit, transit, transportation, Travel, urban

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San Francisco, California

The end of the line near Fisherman’s Wharf for the Powell Street cable car in San Francisco. Snapped this on a visit about two years ago.

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Hamburg Hbf

30 Sunday Jul 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in Germany, Hamburg, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, trains, Trains & Transit, transit, transportation, Travel, urban

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Hamburg, Germany

Hamburg’s busy main train station, as captured on a sunny morning back in August 2014.

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The train doesn’t come here anymore

04 Tuesday Jul 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, Calgary, Canada, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, trains, Trains & Transit, urban

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The train doesn't come here anymore

A section of unused train track near the office.

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Hold on for your safety

09 Friday Jun 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, Calgary, Canada, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Trains & Transit, transit

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Shadows cast inside Calgary Transit’s venerable U-2 series light rail transit vehicles, snapped on my commute a few days ago.

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Bus 15 to Tower Hill

22 Monday May 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in London, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Trains & Transit, transit, transportation, Travel, urban

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London, England

A historic double-decker bus plying the streets of London, England, back in October 2012.

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Arches over tracks at Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof

12 Sunday Mar 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in Frankfurt, Germany, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, trains, Trains & Transit, transit, transportation, Travel, urban

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Arches over tracks, Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof

Here’s a view inside the train shed at Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof, in some photos taken back in September 2015. I quite like how the roof is reflected in the windshield of the train waiting at Track 21, below.

Gleis 21, Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof

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Red signals

07 Tuesday Mar 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, Calgary, Canada, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, trains, Trains & Transit, transit, urban

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Red signals, Sunalta CTrain station, Calgary

A view of downtown Calgary from Sunalta CTrain station, the only elevated light-rail station on the Calgary Transit network. Snapped a few weeks ago.

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Munich U-Bahn: Gleis 1

29 Sunday Jan 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in Germany, Munich, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, trains, Trains & Transit, transit, transportation, Travel, urban

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Gleis 1, Munich München U-Bahn

Just a quick trackside photo from inside Munich’s U-Bahn, from September 2015.

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King’s Cross, London

03 Tuesday Jan 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in architecture, design, London, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, trains, Trains & Transit, transit, transportation, urban

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King's Cross, redux

I love this structure at King’s Cross station in London. There’s something soothing about the curvy lattice … although I couldn’t tell you why, exactly.

King's Cross

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Orange tram in Prague

14 Wednesday Dec 2016

Posted by Ricky Leong in photography, photowalk, photowalking, Prague, random, trains, Trains & Transit, transit, Travel, urban

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Orange tram

Here’s a characteristic main street in the centre of Prague — brightly coloured tram and all!

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